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Date Published: 24/11/2023

Appeals by Cabo Roig cliff walk residents against reopening the pedestrian path dismissed

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The City Council is moving ahead with plans to the buy the land and reopen the Orihuela Costa coastal walk

Appeals by Cabo Roig cliff walk residents against reopening the pedestrian path dismissed

Reopening the blocked off section of the cliff walk between Cabo Roig and Aguamarina is going to be anything but an easy path, but the Orihuela City Council is taking a no-nonsense approach in its determination to see the walkway fully accessible in the future.

Back in September, the authorities were given the green light to expropriate the land and tear down the barrier. At that time, the residents of the Bellavista residential area, which stands right in front of the tiny stretch of pedestrian path, have been given an opportunity to appeal the decision. But the government team has confirmed this week that, once the deadline has expired, they will dismiss all of these appeals out of hand.

This portion of the popular cliff walk, which runs between Aguamarina and La Caleta beach, has been closed off since 2021, when a court ruling forced the City Council to block it up so it could become a private access for Bellavista home owners.

It’s now been decreed that the land can be made public again once the residents are paid for the inconvenience. However, the owners are unwilling to sit down and discuss any financial compensation, so the council has been left with no choice but to call in a third party to determine a fair price to acquire the land.

Two months ago, the regional government was actually given the option to declare the urgent occupation of the path but they turned it down, preferring to give the home owners a chance to reach an amicable agreement as a sign of goodwill.

This, of course, hasn’t happened, and how much longer the process will drag on for is anyone’s guess. For the time being at least, walkers will still have to detour around 2 kilometres if they want to enjoy the entire Orihuela Costa cliff walk.

In other news: 20 million budgeted to widen CV-95 between Torrevieja and Orihuela

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